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Sep 17, 2015

CHILDHOOD’S END Trailer

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I’ve waited YEARS for someone to finally bring this to the big or little) screen, and from everything I’ve seen so far, it looks to be one hell of an awesome miniseries. Fantastic cast, too. If you’ve never read the (quite short) novel it’s based in, by Arthur C. Clarke, do so immediately. It premiers on the SyFy channel this December.

You won’t be disappointed.

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Sep 17, 2015

Japan’s Friendly Robot Is Getting a Snarky Attitude Adjustment For Americans

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The Japanese humanoid robot Pepper, which sold out of its first 1,000 units in one minute in Japan this June, will get a personality makeover for the US market: it’ll go from cute and bubbly to snarky and sarcastic, MIT Technology Review reports.

Editor Will Knight met a Pepper unit in Boston this week, and reported back some very distinct changes in the robot’s personality designed to make it more appealing to Americans: High fives instead of bows; smartass swipes instead of songs. In the MIT report, Knight said he asked an Americanized Pepper if it’s like Terminator, to which it responded: “Do I really have to answer that?”

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Sep 16, 2015

Alzheimer’s: One Disease? « Michael Fossel

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Another excellent blog by Dr Michael fossel PhD, md. Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other related diseases could be treated potentially using telomerase.


Alzheimer’s: One Disease?

Date posted: 25.08.2015.

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Sep 16, 2015

Your Body is Younger Than You Think

Posted by in category: neuroscience

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/02/science/your-body-is-young…think.html

Edit: some have commented asking about neurons. Please see the article linked above and the following articles for more information. We probably should have tried to clarify the unknowns more in the image itself. Apologies.

Jolene

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Sep 16, 2015

10 Crazy Discoveries That Science Can’t Explain

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Scientific discoveries that remain unexplained… (HD — 03/2015)

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Sep 16, 2015

Here’s how the first humans will live on Mars — and why traveling the 140 million miles to get there will be the easy part

Posted by in category: space

It’s not going to be easy.

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Sep 16, 2015

8 Printable Martian Habitat Designs That We Want To Live In

Posted by in categories: habitats, space

Day One: Arrive in lander. Day Two: Print out a habitat.

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Sep 16, 2015

Future’s 10 Mind-Blowing Scenarios for Interstellar Travel

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Time for Humanity to discover what’s outside the backyard… (HD — 12/2014)

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Sep 16, 2015

AsapSCIENCE Photo

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Sep 16, 2015

Nanodiamonds Formed In A Carbon Cage

Posted by in category: nanotechnology

Scientists have successfully synthesized diamond-like nanomaterials in the hollow of a carbon nanotube.

| September 16, 2015 | In the Lab.

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